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Description of a Coxiella burnetii abortion outbreak in a dairy goat herd, and associated serology, PCR and genotyping results.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Dec 2012
Reichel Rudolf, Mearns Rebecca, Brunton Lucy, Jones Rebecca, Horigan Mark, Vipond Richard, Vincent Gemma, Evans Sarah
Abstract excerpt
Using PCR on aborted foetal material, Coxiella burnetii infection was confirmed as the cause of abortions in a dairy goat herd with over 1000 adults. Ninety-five (22%) abortions and 355 normal births were recorded from 440 goats over 2 months. The herd was sampled three times in 6 months to look at the within-herd seroprevalence, with the 1st visit done 24 days after the last recorded abortion. The true...
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